In order to help caregivers of ill children, Steve randomly assigns caregivers to two different

support groups or a waiting list, control group. In this case, group membership would be
considered:

A) a treatment variable. B) a dependent variable.
C) a subject variable. D) a confounding variable.


A

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a. the test statistics that they employ and their calculation. b. the logic behind the two different hypothesis testing procedures. c. the way we go about drawing conclusions from the tests. d. all of the above

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Validity is threatened in a between-subjects design when participants in one group have an opportunity to talk with participants in the other

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Albert Bandura and his colleagues were able to get the same

findings in their observational learning research when children watched aggressive models on film as they did when children watched aggressive models in person. This lent additional support for Bandura's claims that observational learning represents a significant process by which certain behaviors are acquired. This demonstrates the critical thinking concept of _____. A) extraordinary claims B) correlation versus causation C) falsifiability D) replicability

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